Cowan worked as a lawyer in Winnipeg until 1984. He served in the Canadian Army during World War II and was later president of the Canadian Legion Memorial Housing Foundation within Manitoba.[1] During this period, he was known as a vigorous proponent of housing for retired veterans.
He first ran for public office in the 1941 provincial election, as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Manitoba in the electoral district of Winnipeg. Winnipeg, at the time, elected ten members by preferential balloting in an at-large poll. Cowan finished last among the Conservative candidates, and was eliminated on the tenth count with only 665 votes.
Cowan was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election, winning an easy victory in the riding of Winnipeg Centre. He was returned in the elections of 1959, 1962 and 1966, never encountering any serious challenges. He was never appointed to cabinet, but served as deputy speaker for a time.
Cowan was married twice, first to Dorothy Jones in 1945 and then, after they divorced, to Rose Amy Cooper in 1956.[1] Cowan died in Winnipeg and was buried in Portage la Prairie.[1]
james, cowan, manitoba, politician, 19th, century, politician, manitoba, grandfather, james, cowan, manitoba, physician, james, cowan, september, 1914, january, 1997, canadian, lawyer, politician, served, progressive, conservative, member, legislative, assembl. For the 19th century politician in Manitoba his grandfather see James Cowan Manitoba physician James Cowan September 5 1914 January 4 1997 1 was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1969 James CowanMember of theLegislative Assembly of Manitobafrom Winnipeg CentreIn office 1958 1969Preceded byStephen JubaSucceeded byBud BoyceMember of the Winnipeg City CouncilIn office 1955 1958Personal detailsBornSeptember 5 1914Portage la Prairie Manitoba CanadaDiedJanuary 4 1997 aged 82 Winnipeg Manitoba CanadaPolitical partyProgressive ConservativeEducationManitoba Law School LLB Military serviceBranch serviceCanadian ArmyBattles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editCowan was born in Portage la Prairie Manitoba the son of Thomas Hind Cowan and Robena Isabel Taylor He was educated at the Manitoba Law School in Winnipeg and was called to the Manitoba bar in 1939 Career editCowan worked as a lawyer in Winnipeg until 1984 He served in the Canadian Army during World War II and was later president of the Canadian Legion Memorial Housing Foundation within Manitoba 1 During this period he was known as a vigorous proponent of housing for retired veterans He first ran for public office in the 1941 provincial election as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Manitoba in the electoral district of Winnipeg Winnipeg at the time elected ten members by preferential balloting in an at large poll Cowan finished last among the Conservative candidates and was eliminated on the tenth count with only 665 votes He ran for the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative in the 1953 federal election but lost to Liberal incumbent William Weir in the riding of Portage Neepawa 2 He later moved to Winnipeg and served as a member of the Winnipeg City Council from 1955 to 1958 1 Cowan was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election winning an easy victory in the riding of Winnipeg Centre He was returned in the elections of 1959 1962 and 1966 never encountering any serious challenges He was never appointed to cabinet but served as deputy speaker for a time The New Democratic Party defeated the Progressive Conservatives in the 1969 provincial election and NDP candidate Bud Boyce defeated Cowan by almost 1 000 votes in the Winnipeg Centre riding Personal life editCowan was married twice first to Dorothy Jones in 1945 and then after they divorced to Rose Amy Cooper in 1956 1 Cowan died in Winnipeg and was buried in Portage la Prairie 1 References edit a b c d e James Cowan 1914 1997 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 2012 09 23 Portage Neepawa Manitoba 1947 1966 History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Library of Parliament Retrieved 2012 09 23 nbsp nbsp This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Cowan Manitoba politician amp oldid 1174322576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
